Applied Intuition
Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering - Drone
$258K–$316K
Sunnyvale · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years designing electrical hardware and shipping products; 7+ years leading and managing electrical engineering teams.
- Education
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the electrical engineering team and roadmap for drone platforms, overseeing design and integration from concept through flight testing and production.
What you'll do
- Build, lead, hire, and develop a team responsible for drone power, avionics, sensors, and wiring systems.
- Oversee electrical schematics, PCB design and layout, harnesses, and aircraft-level integration and validation.
- Partner across engineering and flight test teams, and guide designs for manufacturability, repairability, and field serviceability.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 12+ years designing electrical hardware and shipping products.
- 7+ years leading and managing electrical engineering teams.
- Hands-on hardware design experience, schematic capture and PCB layout proficiency, and experience with electrical testing, validation, and troubleshooting.
Nice to have
- Prior experience designing and building prototype vehicles or uncrewed aircraft.
- Experience with Altium Designer.
Pay
$258K – $316K USD base salary
Tools
SoCs/MCUs, SMPS, UART, SPI, I2C, USB, PCIe, Ethernet
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